If you look at the facts, it’s not as clear-cut as one might think. Polansky and his husband have the boat and also rented a flat nearby. The rent on the flat included council tax. So it was really a matter of confusion as to whether council tax were payable on the boat, and what would make the boat a primary residence. And both the boat and the flat were in the same council, so the allegations of voter fraud are bollocks.
I’ve dealt with similar situations (though not involving a boat, just two residences) and, even if you ask the council, it’s rare that you’ll get the same answer twice.
But of course the left has to be 100% perfect, whereas Farage? Well, that’s just Nige being Nige, innit?
What you described is exactly what I meant by bureaucratic bungle. I agree today we shouldn’t make a mountain out of a molehill and of course we should hold all politicians to the same high standards.
But that’s still a huge difference between a bureaucratic bungle and open, blatant corruption.
If you look at the facts, it’s not as clear-cut as one might think. Polansky and his husband have the boat and also rented a flat nearby. The rent on the flat included council tax. So it was really a matter of confusion as to whether council tax were payable on the boat, and what would make the boat a primary residence. And both the boat and the flat were in the same council, so the allegations of voter fraud are bollocks.
I’ve dealt with similar situations (though not involving a boat, just two residences) and, even if you ask the council, it’s rare that you’ll get the same answer twice.
But of course the left has to be 100% perfect, whereas Farage? Well, that’s just Nige being Nige, innit?
What you described is exactly what I meant by bureaucratic bungle. I agree today we shouldn’t make a mountain out of a molehill and of course we should hold all politicians to the same high standards.